The following research has aims at determining the presence of dysphonies in a
sample of 40 children between 6 and 7 years old at Cristo Salvador School in the
district of Surco. In the process of data collection two instruments were used: a
questionnaire which was solved by parents about the vocal characteristics of their
in three areas: voice and general health aspects and habits. The second instrument
was the Mara Behlau voice protocol, using recorded spontaneous conversations of
the children as a resource to analyze their breathing, phonation, pitch resistance,
articulation, prosody and vocal quality. The results showed a 10% of vocal effort,
short periods of illnesses that could have implications in the problems of voice.
The 12.5% showed muscular tension on their necks. The 2.5% showed
laryngopharyngeal resonance which is considered vocal effort , primary cause of
the functional dysphonia.